remember the tomato plants I put into containers in May? Well, they are amazing! Better then I ever expected. They are growing like crazy-![plants](https://mimikirchner.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/plants.jpg)
The “containers” are holding up pretty well although one has a hole in the side. It is not causing any problems as of yet. The plants are covered with green tomatoes. And, this morning, I pick the first tomato off the cherry tomato plant-
![tomato](https://mimikirchner.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/tomato.jpg)
You can ignore the dirty gardening hands…
In the front of the house, the flowers are looking great- crocosmia and poppies- perfect reds.
![gardenreds](https://mimikirchner.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/gardenreds.jpg)
coreopsis “moonbeam” and a self-seeded lavender-
![flowers](https://mimikirchner.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/flowers.jpg)
and the alliums in the garden-
![allium](https://mimikirchner.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/allium.jpg)
and the ones I’ve been pulling out before they drop any MORE seeds!
![free](https://mimikirchner.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/free.jpg)